Retirement Blog

Nearly 80 percent of boomers don’t think they’ll be able to count on their own children for either financial or physical care.

A retirement plan that includes selling a home and living off the profits may not work so well these days.

A whopping 84 percent of Americans say everyone should have a pension. Wouldn’t that be nice?

When you’re older than 60, sell yourself to potential employers by emphasizing leadership skills.

Make sure the spouse who survives you has enough money to live comfortably.

If we raise the age of eligibility for Social Security, should people who earn the most and live the longest get less?

A 2010 report found that more than $1 billion was sent to more than 250,000 dead people over 10 years.

Instead of cutting Social Security, here are six steps to put it on sound financial footing and make it better.

More than 25 percent of employees with 401(k)s have used their accounts for nonretirement spending.

The FBI estimates that in 2012, the cost of Medicare fraud ranged from $75 billion to $250 billion.